Highly rated Anglo - Nigerian youngster Chuba Akpom has signed a professional contract with Arsenal, the official website of the English side reported on Wednesday.<br /><br />The 17 - year -old striker , a regular for the Arsenal U21 squad, scored his first goal for the team in Monday night's 2-0 victory over Reading.<br /><br />''Everyone at Arsenal would like to congratulate Chuba on his first professional contract and we look forward to his continued progression with the Club,'' Arsenal stated on its official website <b>arsenal.co.uk</b>.<br /><br />Though eligible to play for Nigeria, Chuba Akpom has made 18 appearances in total for the England Youth Teams.<br /><br />Because of similarities in playing style and technique, Akpom is being heralded in some quarters as the 'New Thierry Henry'. <br /><br />Photo Credit: twitter.com<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />